{"id":37095,"date":"2025-03-01T17:50:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T00:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=37095"},"modified":"2025-05-26T17:51:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T00:51:33","slug":"cranberry-apple-butter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=37095","title":{"rendered":"Cranberry Apple Butter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cranberry Apple Butter<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-37096\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cranberry-Apple-Butter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cranberry-Apple-Butter.jpg 400w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cranberry-Apple-Butter-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cranberry-Apple-Butter-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cranberry-Apple-Butter-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2 cups dark brown sugar<\/p>\n<p>1 cup orange juice (not from concentrate)<\/p>\n<p>1 1\/4 tsp. cinnamon<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp. nutmeg<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp. ground cloves<\/p>\n<p>1 cinnamon stick<\/p>\n<p>2 cups cranberries<\/p>\n<p>10 Granny Smith apples (about 3 lbs.), peeled, cored, and sliced<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a large saucepan, combine sugar, orange juice, and spices. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add cranberries and simmer until berries begin to pop. Reduce heat to low and stir in apples. Cook, stirring frequently, until apples are soft; about 45 min &#8211; 1 hr. Remove cinnamon stick and either blend mixture with an immersion blender or puree in blender or food processor until smooth.\u00a0 Let cool and refrigerate. Will keep in fridge for 2-3 weeks.\u00a0 Or fill clean, hot jars with apple butter to within 1\/2-inch of rim, wipe rims clean, and screw on hot lids. Immerse in boiling water bath for 10-15 minutes. Cool for 24 hours. If any lids &#8220;pop,&#8221; refrigerate jars and use within 2-3 weeks. Properly sealed jars will keep at room temp for 18 months &#8211; 2 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cranberry Apple Butter &nbsp; 2 cups dark brown sugar 1 cup orange juice (not from concentrate) 1 1\/4 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. ground cloves 1 cinnamon stick 2 cups cranberries 10 Granny Smith apples (about 3 lbs.), peeled, cored, and sliced &nbsp; In a large saucepan, combine sugar, orange juice, and spices. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add cranberries and simmer until berries begin to pop. Reduce heat to low and stir in apples. Cook,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=37095\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[101,126],"class_list":["post-37095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-condiments-extras","tag-canning","tag-jams"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37095"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37097,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37095\/revisions\/37097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}